Shallow Water Experiment of OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications

The large variability of communication properties of underwater acoustic channels, and especially the strongly varying instantaneous conditions in shallow waters, is a challenge for the designers of underwater acoustic communication (UAC) systems. The use of phase modulated signals does not allow re...

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Main Authors: Iwona KOCHAŃSKA, Jan H. SCHMIDT, Jacek MARSZAL
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences 2020-02-01
Series:Archives of Acoustics
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Online Access:https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/2487
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author Iwona KOCHAŃSKA
Jan H. SCHMIDT
Jacek MARSZAL
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description The large variability of communication properties of underwater acoustic channels, and especially the strongly varying instantaneous conditions in shallow waters, is a challenge for the designers of underwater acoustic communication (UAC) systems. The use of phase modulated signals does not allow reliable data transmission through such a tough communication channel. However, orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM), being a multi-carrier amplitude and phase modulation technique applied successfully in the latest standards of wireless communications, gives the chance of reliable communication with an acceptable error rate. This paper describes communication tests conducted with the use of a laboratory model of an OFDM data transmission system in a shallow water environment in Wdzydze Lake.
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spelling doaj-art-8078da96eb944d5e9865c1b9829ae6582025-08-20T02:52:20ZengInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of SciencesArchives of Acoustics0137-50752300-262X2020-02-0145110.24425/aoa.2019.129737Shallow Water Experiment of OFDM Underwater Acoustic CommunicationsIwona KOCHAŃSKA0Jan H. SCHMIDT1Jacek MARSZAL2Gdańsk University of TechnologyGdańsk University of TechnologyGdańsk University of TechnologyThe large variability of communication properties of underwater acoustic channels, and especially the strongly varying instantaneous conditions in shallow waters, is a challenge for the designers of underwater acoustic communication (UAC) systems. The use of phase modulated signals does not allow reliable data transmission through such a tough communication channel. However, orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM), being a multi-carrier amplitude and phase modulation technique applied successfully in the latest standards of wireless communications, gives the chance of reliable communication with an acceptable error rate. This paper describes communication tests conducted with the use of a laboratory model of an OFDM data transmission system in a shallow water environment in Wdzydze Lake.https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/2487underwater acoustic communicationsUACorthogonal frequency-division multiplexingOFDM
spellingShingle Iwona KOCHAŃSKA
Jan H. SCHMIDT
Jacek MARSZAL
Shallow Water Experiment of OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications
Archives of Acoustics
underwater acoustic communications
UAC
orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing
OFDM
title Shallow Water Experiment of OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications
title_full Shallow Water Experiment of OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications
title_fullStr Shallow Water Experiment of OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications
title_full_unstemmed Shallow Water Experiment of OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications
title_short Shallow Water Experiment of OFDM Underwater Acoustic Communications
title_sort shallow water experiment of ofdm underwater acoustic communications
topic underwater acoustic communications
UAC
orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing
OFDM
url https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/2487
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